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Home | News | Blog | Charts | Search Jobs | March 29, 2019

Happy friday job seekers! Here are our latest jobs for you. You'll want to take a look at our job of the week, senior rights manager at pan macmillan. This week's my job in 5 is taken over by Stephanie Alexander Jinks, director at art works . It can be found here. If you'd like to take part in my job in 5 or if you have a new move or promotion to announce, please get in touch with me at Christopher.Hamilton@thebookseller.com. Good luck with your job search! Christopher @Jobsinbooks

People & Moves

Mark Ollard is working as interim finance director at Michael O'Mara Books after resigning from his role as finance director at Simon & Schuster UK last year. Orion has announced Alice Lloyd is joining the publisher in a new role of commissioning editor for audio and podcasts. Hannah Weatherill, currently a scout at Mira Trenchard Literary Scouting, will join Northbank Talent Management next month as literary agent.

FEATURED JOBS

Member Support Specialist Our client is the leading not-for-profit membership organisation in the field of scholarly communications. They are looking for a Member Support Specialist to join their busy team, working on one of... Publicist - Art Books We have a fantastic opportunity for a Publicist to join a well-respected university press in London. You will be responsible for helping to develop and implement publicity campaigns for an exciting... Financial Controller A leading and well-respected award-winning London based independent book publisher seeks a talented and commercially minded Financial Controller. Reporting to the Managing Director, you’ll manage all... Publishing Director Publishing Director We are looking for highly talented trade publishing director or editorial director level candidates who can drive the acquisition of very high profile mass market crime &... Senior Rights Manager, Maternity Cover Macmillan Children's Books Macmillan Children’s Books is a division of Pan Macmillan and is one of the UK’s leading children’s publishers, creating great stories for all ages for over 150 years. This... Market Development Manager – Libraries £ Competitive + Bonus + Benefits   •   Cambridge   •  ... Key Account Manager – SaaS, France £ Competitive + Bonus + Benefits   •   Paris, France... Illustration Agent, Maternity Cover The Artworks is one of the leading illustration agencies in the UK, representing over 35 talented illustrators for commissions in publishing, advertising and design.  We are looking for a dynamic and... Publisher Redwood Publishing Recruitment Exclusive Assisgnment Redwood have been retained by Facet Publishing, the commercial publishing and bookselling arm of CILIP, the library and information association to... Associate Editor – Life Sciences, OA Journals Our client, a leading and growing not-for-profit STM Open Access journal publisher, is expanding and requires an Associate Editor – Life Sciences, to join its multidisciplinary OA Journals team.... Management Accountant Company: Little Tiger Group Location: London, UK Type: Finance Salary Description: Competitive Reference: Management Accountant Closing date: 1st April 2019 Description: Little Tiger Group, an...

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Content Account Manager Company: Inspired Selection Location: London Salary Description:   Closing Date: TBC Publicity Manager Company: Inspired Selection Location: London Salary Description:   Closing Date: TBC Publicist Company: Inspired Selection Location: London Salary Description:   Closing Date: TBC Audiobook Editor Company: Zen House Location: London Salary Description:   Closing Date: TBC Senior Designer - Children's Books Company: Redwood Location: London Salary Description: Attractive salary and great benefits. Details on application  Closing Date: TBC CLIENT INVENTORY ASSISTANT         Company: Simon & Schuster Location: London Salary Description:   Closing Date: TBC Designer, Puffin Fiction & Non-Fiction – Pengui... Company: Penguin Random House Group Location: London Salary Description:   Closing Date: TBC Editorial Assistant Company: Emerald Group Publishing Limited Location: London Salary Description:   Closing Date: TBC Event Administrator Company: Atwood Tate Location: London Salary Description: £14,800 basic + £1,200 performance bonus   Closing Date: TBC Publicity Manager Company: Bloomsbury Publishing plc Location: London Salary Description:   Closing Date: TBC Higher Education Sales executive – In House Company: Redwood Location: Oxford Salary Description: Competitive   Closing Date: TBC Commissioning Editor, DESIGN and photography – ... 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Company: Cambridge University Press Location: Cambridge Salary Description:   Closing Date: TBC Senior Designer, Maternity Contract Company: Pan Macmillan Location: London Salary Description:   Closing Date: TBC Marketing Manager Company: Atwood Tate Location: London Salary Description: c. £40,000 + bonus depending on experience   Closing Date: TBC Head of Events Company: Atwood Tate Location: London Salary Description: c. £45,000 - £50,000 depending on experience  Closing Date: TBC Events Producer Company: Atwood Tate Location: London Salary Description: Available upon request  Closing Date: TBC Digital Publisher Company: Redwood Location: London Salary Description: Excellent salary on offer and great benefits  Closing Date: TBC Field Sales Representative - Scotland & NE England Company: Redwood Location: Scotland, County Durham Salary Description: Attractive salary, plus 25% bonus and car allowance and great company benefits  Closing Date: TBC Sales Manager - Middle East & South Asia Company: Inspired Selection Location: London Salary Description:   Closing Date: TBC Marketing Manager Company: Inspired Selection Location: London Salary Description:   Closing Date: TBC Event Manager Company: Atwood Tate Location: London Salary Description: Available upon request  Closing Date: TBC Marketing Manager, Avon Company: HarperCollins Location: London Salary Description:   Closing Date: TBC Head of Product Development Company: Inspired Selection Location: London Salary Description:   Closing Date: TBC Account Manager, B2B Media Sales Company: Inspired Selection Location: London Salary Description:   Closing Date: TBC Digital Editor Company: Atwood Tate Location: London Salary Description: c. £38,000 to £40,000 depending on experience  Closing Date: TBC Publishing Programme Manager Company: Inspired Selection Location: London Salary Description:   Closing Date: TBC Publishing Programme Manager - 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Details on application  Closing Date: TBC Operations/Customer Service Manager Company: Inspired Selection Location: London Salary Description:   Closing Date: TBC Key Account Sales Manager Company: Marco Polo Location: Hampshire, England Salary Description:   Closing Date: TBC Senior Digital Marketing Executive Company: Inspired Selection Location: London Salary Description:   Closing Date: TBC Head of Children's Brand and Reprint Rights Company: Atwood Tate Location: London Salary Description: Available on request  Closing Date: TBC Sales & Marketing Manager EMEA Company: Inspired Selection Location: London Salary Description:   Closing Date: TBC Editor - Healthcare Publishing Company: Redwood Location: London Salary Description: Very attractive salary and benefits package. 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Company: Inspired Selection Location: England Salary Description:   Closing Date: TBC Web Content Manager (Trade Publisher) Company: Atwood Tate Location: Oxfordshire Salary Description: Available upon request  Closing Date: TBC Marketing Manager Company: Atwood Tate Location: Oxford Salary Description: Available upon request  Closing Date: TBC Commissioning Editor Company: Atwood Tate Location: Singapore Salary Description: Available upon request  Closing Date: TBC Junior Book Designer (Children's) Company: Atwood Tate Location: Northampton Salary Description: Available upon request  Closing Date: TBC Sales and Marketing Manager Company: Atwood Tate Location: London Salary Description: Available upon request  Closing Date: TBC Campaign Manager Company: Atwood Tate Location: London Salary Description: Available upon request  Closing Date: TBC Senior Campaigns Manager Company: Atwood Tate Location: London Salary Description: Available upon request  Closing Date: TBC Production Controller (Trade non-fiction) x2 Company: Atwood Tate Location: London Salary Description: Available upon request  Closing Date: TBC Graduate Junior Graphic Designer/Childrens Books Company: Effective Personnel Solutions Location: Northamptonshire Salary Description: Good salary and benefits- training and career progression  Closing Date: TBC Regional Sales Manager (Germany) Company: Atwood Tate Location: Germany Salary Description: Available upon request  Closing Date: TBC Junior Graphic Designer (Childrens Books) Company: Effective Personnel Solutions Location: Northamptonshire, Leicester Salary Description: Good Salary bonus and benefits  Closing Date: TBC

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March 20, 2019

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LATEST NEWS Kinney's World Book Day boom continues Jeff Kinney’s Diary of Greg Heffley’s Best Friend (Puffin) is once again the UK Official Top 50 number one, with the World Book Day title beating David Walliams’ Fing (HarperCollins Children's) to the top spot by fewer than 4,000 copies Butterfield made publisher at Penguin General Venetia Butterfield has been promoted to the newly created role of publisher at Penguin General Books. Eugenie Furniss leaves Furniss Lawton for production company 42 Eugenie Furniss is leaving the agency she founded to join management and production company 42 as a literary agent. Philip Pullman wins J M Barrie Award Author Sir Philip Pullman is the winner of this year’s J M Barrie Award, given annually in recognition of a lifetime’s achievement in delighting children. A M Heath launches Conduit collective for women in publishing A new group for women in publishing, Conduit, has been launched by A M Heath, with the first meeting scheduled for April. Authors praise Spufford’s Narnia ‘fan fiction’ Authors have praised Francis Spufford’s novel set in the world of Narnia, with some suggesting the C S Lewis estate should allow the book to be printed but others maintaining the work is fan fiction.  Raven scoops Kayode's prize-winning debut in four-way auction Bloomsbury imprint Raven Books has won a debut crime novel by Nigerian author Femi Kayode following a four-publisher auction. Bodley Head praises 'rich time' for non-fiction Five Bodley Head authors discussed their upcoming books at a dinner in London’s Balthazar, with publishing director Stuart Williams praising the “rich time” for non-fiction books. Picador triumphs in five-way auction for 'remarkable' novels by Kawakami Picador has snared a “remarkable” trio of novels by acclaimed Japanese author Mieko Kawakami in a five-way auction. Oneworld snaps up Southon's 'dazzling' history of murder in Ancient Rome Oneworld has acquired the rights to bookseller Dr Emma Southon’s new book A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome.  OUP’s Very Short Introductions hit 600 Oxford University Press will publish Reading, the 600th title in its Very Short Introductions series, next month.  HCG buys novels by Brahmachari and Iacopelli Hachette Children’s Group (HCG) has acquired a climate change middle-grade novel by Sita Brahmachari and a gymnastics-themed YA by US author Jennifer Iacopelli.

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March 19, 2019

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LATEST NEWS Verse novels loom large on Carnegie shortlist Three out of the eight books shortlisted for this year’s Carnegie Medal are verse novels, while Jon Klassen is in the running to win his second Kate Greenaway Medal. Tross leaves Hodder for Bookouture as Bord builds non-fiction list Hodder crime and fiction publisher Ruth Tross is joining Bookouture as a publishing director while Claire Bord will start commissioning the digital imprint’s first non-fiction titles. Indies dominate Wellcome Book Prize shortlist Independent publishers take up more than half of the Wellcome Book Prize shortlist with Canongate, Oneworld, CB Editions and the Text Publishing company all vying for the £30,000 award. PRH launches three-day festival to celebrate Obama at the O2 Penguin Random House is partnering with the Black Girl Festival to create a free three-day event at Canada Water Library celebrating Michelle Obama’s memoir Becoming (Viking). Rooney and Burns make Rathbones Folio Prize longlist Sally Rooney and Anna Burns have made the longlist for this year's Rathbones Folio Prize with 20 writers competing for the £30,000 prize. Yale University Press London has 'tough' year Yale University Press London had a “tough” 12 months for the year ending 30th June 2018 with sales down 18% from the “exceptional” previous year, according to its annual report. Head of Zeus strikes audiobook soundtrack deal with Booktrack Head of Zeus has announced its second audiobook deal in a week, this time a series of soundtracked titles with Booktrack. Former W H Smith books marketing head launches online bookshop Alex Call, W H Smith’s former head of books marketing, is launching an online bookshop with an emphasis on diversity. Paver returns to Wolf Brother series after Zephyr deal Michelle Paver will next year publish a new Wolf Brother novel, the first in ten years, after signing a deal with Head of Zeus imprint Zephyr. ABA's Oren Teicher to retire American Booksellers Association c.e.o. Oren Teicher has said he plans to retire at the end of this year. Male writers favoured in broadsheet reviews, research finds In a new research project, new books by men were found to receive 12% more broadsheet review coverage than those of their female counterparts. English PEN publishes international festival guidelines for writers English PEN is publishing guidelines for writers attending international festivals in countries with poor human rights and censorship records.

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Sceptre snaps up Darè’s Louding tale Hodder & Stoughton imprint Sceptre has scooped a “voice-driven masterpiece” by début novelist Abi Darè, following a “fierce” five-way auction. Read more

Bluebird’s LBF results in Happy Ending Pan Macmillan imprint Bluebird has acquired a “hilariously honest journey” through relationships by writing couple Anna Whitehouse and Matt Farquharson. Read more

Trapeze to Look Back in Anger at Britpop era Trapeze has bagged an “outstanding” look at the “Cool Britannia” era, including interviews with 1990s icons Noel Gallagher, Damon Albarn and Tracey Emin, among others. Read more

Rights round-up Pan Mac and FSG join forces for Prato coup HC crosses the line with Border buy Aster grabs Gray’s take on the ordinary Fourth Estate bags a fresh take of the Fab Four Horowitz hat-trick for Century Jo on the go as Headline ploughs Lavender Farm Tutu relative’s tale of shared humanity a hit Bellingcat deal leaves Bloomsbury purring Arnell’s zero-waste guide grabbed by Octopus’ Gaia Canongate’s Searing spoof Hard Wired makes soft landing at Bonnier list 535 Jackson’s Survival story snapped up by Dialogue Beswick holds on for Dear Life with Doctor Clarke W&N snaps up filmmaker Russell's Profit and Loss

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London Book Fair Daily: Day Three

In today's daily: * Global bestseller charts * Day Planner * Lucy Worsley on feminism * Horace Bent * My LBF: Nelle Andrew * Red Bird flies again * Breaking news Read the Day Three Daily

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March 14, 2019

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LATEST NEWS Hachette UK reports 'strong' growth but parent company Lagardère's profits fall Hachette UK has reported "strong" sales growth in 2018, although parent company Lagardère saw profits fall 9.6%. Brackstone moves to Orion to lead music list, as LBF reaches final day A shock announcement that Faber editor Lee Brackstone will leave the indie after nearly 25 years to run a new, as yet unnamed, music-centric imprint at Orion came as London Book Fair reached its final day. Walker and Collins Learning triumph at British Book Award for Export Walker Books and Collins Learning have won the relaunched British Book Award for Export, announced at the London Book Fair in association with Times Publishing and Pansing Distribution. Wild Things wins inaugural British Book Awards Small Press accolade Bath-based travel publisher Wild Things Publishing has won the inaugural British Book Awards Small Press of the Year, announced at the London Book Fair, and sponsored by the CPI Group. Hammond vows to make tech companies pay ‘fair share’ Philip Hammond vowed to make tech giants pay their “fair share” of tax in yesterday’s Spring Statement.  Edwards to leave Templar role after three years Lisa Edwards, executive publisher at Bonnier Books UK imprint Templar Publishing, is to leave her role to explore new opportunities. Wildfire rips through Disunited Kingdom Wildfire has pre-empted a book about the deepening divisions and tensions between Muslims and non-Muslims in the UK, written by writer and broadcaster Sarfraz Manzoor. Exhaustion of rights issue 'a matter of urgency regardless of Brexit', LBF hears The UK needs to “lock down” the issue of exhaustion of rights with the EU to stop countries such as the US changing the status quo after Brexit, a panel of industry figures heard at London Book Fair. Virago goes for Syrian activist Mrie’s memoir Virago has pre-empted an "astounding" memoir by Syrian activist Loubna Mrie, who took on the Assad regime and her own abusive father. Atlantic buys Yvette Cooper book on women's oratory Atlantic Books has bought world rights to the first book by Labour MP Yvette Cooper, to be published in November 2019. Danielle McLaughlin among $165k Windham-Campbell Prize winners Irish author Danielle McLaughlin has been awarded a $165,000 Windham-Campbell Prize, alongside seven other writers honoured for their literary achievements. LGBT salon Polari launches new prize Polari, an LGBT literary salon, is launching a new prize that will run alongside its First Book Prize.

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Borough Press lands Mirrorland at auction A début novel billed as “Rebecca meets Room” has gone for a significant six-figure sum in the UK, with US, French and Dutch rights also going in the run-up to the fair. Read more

Faber is mad on what makes us bad Faber has triumphed in a 13-way auction for a "riveting exploration of evil" by a renowned British forensic psychiatrist, with the title subject of intense international interest. Read more

Ebury seals secret Second World War tale Ebury has won a five-publisher auction for Svenja O’Donnell’s book about her grandmother’s secret life in Second World War Germany. Read more

Rights round-up Wham! go-goes to PRH Potter’s F*** Up picked up by Pan Mac Blink has eyes for Tricky and trip-hop Abbs’ walking account to Two Roads YA star Jarratt jumps to adult novels with Trapeze Emma Thompson and Greg Wise's charity Christmas essays to Quercus Quercus scoops 'extraordinary' memoir from Pete Paphides Faye’s agenda-setting trans title to Allen Lane Zaffre snaps up 'riveting' Bradley suspense thriller debut John Blake acquires 'spellbinding' John Lennon study Gwyn Jones goes Wild with teen tribulations Seven Dials lands Agarwal's Indian rocket Mars mission story Canongate puts Francis’ island tales on the map Rhyme and Dance return in Deaver short story bow Faber Children's acquires YA by Irish author Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick Amazon doubles up for Lake Union imprint Film firm See-Saw swings in for Scarlett’s letters The Miller’s tale Andersen signs foreign rights deals for Sally Nicholls picture book

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London Book Fair Daily: Day One

In today's daily: * Global bestseller charts * Day Planner * My LBF: Clare Alexander * David McKee * Horace Bent at LBF * Dorotea Bromberg * Breaking news   Read the Day One Daily

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LATEST NEWS Agents braced for American land-grab as publishers eye European rights post-Brexit Negotiation of European distribution rights will become “a horror show”, agents have warned, with American publishers emboldened to grab European English-language rights from British firms after Brexit. HarperCollins announces HarperVia fiction in translation imprint HarperCollins has announced the launch of HarperVia, a new imprint acquiring international titles for world English publication. Elton John to do one-off Waterstones signing for 'global event' autumn memoir Sir Elton John will take part in a one-off signing event at Waterstones Piccadilly this autumn, as part of a "global event" publication for his autobiography, Macmillan has revealed.  Patterson launches bookseller bursary Author James Paterson is launching a Young Bookseller Special Achievement Award in association with the Booksellers Association. Sarah Winman moves to Fourth Estate Sarah Winman has been poached from Headline: her new novel, about a young British soldier who inherits the top two floors of an old palazzo, will be published by Fourth Estate. Michael Joseph goes for Wrobel’s Gold Michael Joseph will publish an "outstanding" début literary suspense novel about Munchausen syndrome by proxy, The Recovery of Rose Gold, by former copywriter Stephanie Wrobel after winning an eight-way auction. Canongate to publish facsimile edition of hand-drawn Joni Mitchell book Canongate has snapped up the rights to a rare book of poetry, lyrics and watercolours by singer Joni Mitchell.  HarperCollins to publish Cecelia Ahern's sequel to PS, I Love You HarperCollins will publish the “thoughtful” sequel to Cecelia Ahern’s international bestseller PS, I Love You this September.  Bodley Head triumphs in seven-way auction for Operation Information The Bodley Head has snapped up Operation Information, revealing the full history of Britain’s covert propaganda operations overseas and within the UK from the 1940s to the present, in a seven-way auction.  Indies offered discount on Alligator’s Mouth Award longlist Gardners is offering independent bookshops at least 50% off the books longlisted for the inaugural Alligator’s Mouth Award, including titles by Alex T Smith, Nick Sharratt and Katie & Kevin Tsang. La Belle Sauvage and Killing Eve scoop CAMEO awards The audiobook of La Belle Sauvage and TV adaptation "Killing Eve" were among the winner’s at the CAMEO Awards, kicking off London Book and Screen Week.  Potter lands Eisenberg short stories in first Europa buy Europa Editions has snapped up the latest collection of short stories by American writer Deborah Eisenberg.

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